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HB532

Hemp, industrial; research programs.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Nick Freitas (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Industrial hemp research programs.

Authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to undertake research through the establishment of (i) a higher education industrial hemp research program, to be managed by institutions of higher education, and (ii) a Virginia industrial hemp research program. The bill classifies all participants in any research program as either growers or processors and replaces the current licensing requirement, which requires a police background check, with a registration requirement. This bill is identical to SB 247. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100129D
  • 01/08/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/15/2018 - House: Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/19/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB532)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18106025D-H1
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB532H1)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106025D-H1
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB532H1
  • 02/13/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 02/27/2018 - Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/28/2018 - House: House acceded to request
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Senators: Dance, Chafin, Suetterlein
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Delegates: Freitas, Poindexter, James
  • 03/08/2018 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/08/2018 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
  • 03/08/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
  • 03/09/2018 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/20/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/20/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB532ER)
  • 03/20/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/22/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/23/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB532ER)
  • 03/26/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
  • 03/26/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 689 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689)

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